1. Against the clock : contre la montre“He is working against the clock to finish his report before midday”.

2.Piece of cake : jeu d’enfant“Finding the best recipes is a piece of cake with Google”

3. From all walks of life : de toutes origines sociales“British hosts families comes from all walks of life”.

4. A busy as a beaver / as a bee : extrêmement occupé. Littéralement : occupé comme un castror ou une abeille“I must cancel our appointment this afternoon, with the new project I am as busy as a beaver !”

5. As easy as duck soup : un jeu d’enfant“Dont’ worry, finding your way in Paris is as easy as duck soup”.

6. As funny as a crutch : pas drôle du tout. Littéralement ; aussi drôle qu’une béquille.“I found his last one man show as funny as a crutch”.

7. As good as done : c’est comme si c’était fait !“OK mum, consider that the cleaning of my bedroom is as good as done”.

8. At a premium : à un prix très élevé, du fait d’une qualité particulière“This smartphone is selling at a premium because of its modern functionnalities and innovating design”.

9. At/On someone’s door step : sous la responsabilité de quelqu’un“During their stay in London, the teenagers will be at their teachers’s door step”.

10. At the eleventh hour : à la dernière minute“I always do my homework at the eleventh hour. I should anticipate...”.

11. By word of mouth : à l’oral, de bouche à oreille“Before the Internet, SILC has gain its notoriety by word of mouth”

12. Come of age : devenir majeur“On my 18th birtdhay, my parents said : now that you have come of age, you can drive the car alone”.

13. The cream of the crop : la crème de la crème, le meilleur“The Bain Linguistique stay is the cream of the crop to improve in English